Penny Dreadful. The ultra-budget, thousands-of-cards Magic Online brewer's paradise with powerful cards, six free weekly tournaments, free 24/7 league, prizes, quarterly rotations, and a super friendly community.
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How do I get started with Magic Online?
Check out the guide to Magic Online.
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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
The best way to search legal cards is with Scryfall.
You can view the full legal cards list.
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How do I find or brew a decklist?
Minimum 60 cards. Any number of basic lands. Max four of any other legal card. Sideboard of up to fifteen cards.
The best way to build decks is to use a search engine that supports Penny Dreadful legality (f:pd) like Scryfall.
Browse Decklists from tournaments, leagues and elsewhere
View the full legal cards list
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How do I get a game and find other Penny Dreadful players?
To get a match in Magic Online go to Constructed, Specialty, Freeform Tournament Practice on Magic Online and create a Freeform game with "Penny Dreadful" in the comments.
To find the Penny Dreadful community join the Discord.
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Leagues last for roughly a month. You may enter any number of times but only one deck at a time.
You play five matches per run. You can join the league at any time.
To find a game sign up and then create a game in Constructed, Specialty, Freeform Tournament Practice with "Penny Dreadful League" as the comment.
Top 8 finishers on each month's league leaderboard win credit with Cardhoarder.
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We have six free-to-enter weekly tournaments with prizes from Cardhoarder.
They are hosted on Gatherling along with a lot of other player-run Magic Online events.
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Legality is determined a week after the release of a Standard-legal set on Magic Online.
Prices are checked every hour for a week. Anything 2¢ or less for half or more of all checks is legal for the season.
Any version of a card on the legal cards list is legal.
The next rotation is in 12 weeks, 6 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | 266–131 | 67.0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 1982 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 10 | 20–11 | 64.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Elves | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Zombies | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Affinity | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Madness | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rakdos Madness | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Combo | 23 | 63–33 | 65.6 | 5 | ||
| Storm | 5 | 11–7 | 61.1 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Tendrils | 4 | 11–5 | 68.8 | 1 | ||
| Grixis Tendrils | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 10 | 39–8 | 83.0 | 4 | ||
| Traditional Reanimator | 10 | 39–8 | 83.0 | 4 | ||
| Rakdos Reanimator | 7 | 26–6 | 81.3 | 3 | ||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Grixis Reanimator | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Metalwork Colossus | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Upheaval Colossus | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Oops All Spells | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| GreenTwin | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Tibalt's Trickery | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
| Control | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Grixis Control | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Cruel Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dragon Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Dragons | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 10 | 27–13 | 67.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aristocrats | 3 | 8–4 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Infect | 6 | 19–8 | 70.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Simic Infect | 6 | 19–8 | 70.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Combo-Control | 8 | 18–9 | 66.7 | 2 | ||
| Zur's Weirding | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Solar Flare | 3 | 10–1 | 90.9 | 2 | ||
| Plasma Swans | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Liliana's Contract | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Wildfire | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Midrange | 53 | 132–61 | 68.4 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Jund | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Blink | 7 | 23–8 | 74.2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Wave Blink | 7 | 23–8 | 74.2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Esper Wave | 2 | 7–2 | 77.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Abzan Wave | 4 | 16–5 | 76.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Graveyard Value | 10 | 30–9 | 76.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 10 | 30–9 | 76.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mardu Midrange | 10 | 25–12 | 67.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| White Jund | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Naya Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 9 | 25–8 | 75.8 | 2 | ||
| Orzhov Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Simic Snow | 3 | 6–2 | 75.0 | 1 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Aether Spike
- Ajani Vengeant
- Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
- Alirios, Enraptured
- Alpine Meadow
- Angel of Grace
- Angel of Invention
- Angel's Grace
- Angelfire Ignition
- Arcum's Astrolabe
- Ash, Party Crasher
- Ashen Rider
- Ashroot Animist
- Ayara's Oathsworn
- Bag of Holding
- Baneslayer Angel
- Beloved Beggar
- Benalish Sleeper
- Benthic Biomancer
- Black Market Tycoon
- Bladestitched Skaab
- Bloodbraid Challenger
- Bloodchief's Thirst
- Bonders' Enclave
- Borborygmos Enraged
- Braided Net
- Briarbridge Tracker
- Captain Ripley Vance
- Castigate
- Cavalier of Night
- Chasm Skulker
- Chitterspitter
- Chromium, the Mutable
- Coalition Relic
- Coercive Portal
- Colossal Skyturtle
- Corrupt Court Official
- Cosima, God of the Voyage
- Court of Vantress
- Cover of Winter
- Crippling Fear
- Cult Conscript
- Curse of Chains
- Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
- Dance of the Manse
- Deadly Cover-Up
- Deafening Clarion
- Decadent Dragon
- Deep-Cavern Bat
- Demonic Embrace
- Devoted Grafkeeper
- Dihada's Ploy
- Divinity of Pride
- Djeru and Hazoret
- Doom Foretold
- Drag to the Roots
- Dragonmaster Outcast
- Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
- Drizzt Do'Urden
- Dusk Legion Duelist
- Dusk Rose Reliquary
- Eidolon of Blossoms
- Elvish Archivist
- Endless Detour
- Epic Downfall
- Escape to the Wilds
- Faeburrow Elder
- Faithful Mending
- Fallen Shinobi
- Fear of Isolation
- Fetid Heath
- Fire Prophecy
- Firja's Retribution
- Flame Slash
- Fleetfoot Dancer
- Florian, Voldaren Scion
- Flowering of the White Tree
- Foulmire Knight
- Foundation Breaker
- Fracture
- Frodo, Sauron's Bane
- Garruk Relentless
- Garruk, Caller of Beasts
- General Tazri
- Gideon Blackblade
- Gigadrowse
- Glassworks // Shattered Yard
- Glistener Elf
- Glittering Wish
- Grave Titan
- Grisly Sigil
- Growing Rites of Itlimoc
- Gumdrop Poisoner
- Gutterbones
- Henrika Domnathi
- Herd Baloth
- Herd Migration
- Hero of Precinct One
- Hurloon Battle Hymn
- Improbable Alliance
- Incandescent Aria
- Infernal Grasp
- Inferno Titan
- Inspired Idea
- Jegantha, the Wellspring
- Jolene, Plundering Pugilist
- Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
- Jolted Awake
- Jor Kadeen, First Goldwarden
- Joraga Warcaller
- Journey to Nowhere
- Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
- Kaleidoscorch
- Kataki, War's Wage
- Kaya, Ghost Assassin
- Kayla's Music Box
- Keep Safe
- King Darien XLVIII
- Kiora Bests the Sea God
- Knockout Blow
- Kolaghan's Command
- Koth of the Hammer
- Kotose, the Silent Spider
- Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
- Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- Lagrella, the Magpie
- Legions to Ashes
- Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
- Lightning Storm
- Lingering Souls
- Littjara Mirrorlake
- Lochmere Serpent
- Lofty Denial
- Long List of the Ents
- Lonis, Cryptozoologist
- Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
- Maelstrom Nexus
- Magmasaur
- Malicious Eclipse
- Malik, Grim Manipulator
- Maraleaf Pixie
- Massacre Wurm
- Master of the Wild Hunt
- Mazemind Tome
- Merry, Esquire of Rohan
- Midnight Reaper
- Migloz, Maze Crusher
- Militia Bugler
- Minas Tirith
- Moldering Gym // Weight Room
- Nashi, Searcher in the Dark
- Nekusar, the Mindrazer
- Nihil Spellbomb
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun
- Nowhere to Run
- Of One Mind
- Oracle of Mul Daya
- Oracle of Tragedy
- Order of Midnight
- Osteomancer Adept
- Park Heights Pegasus
- Patchwork Automaton
- Pearl Medallion
- Pentad Prism
- Pharika's Spawn
- Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
- Pride of the Clouds
- Priest of Fell Rites
- Prime Speaker Zegana
- Pyroconvergence
- Radha, Heart of Keld
- Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
- Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
- Ravenform
- Ravenous Trap
- Rebel Salvo
- Reckless Stormseeker
- Reflector Mage
- Regal Force
- Rekindling Phoenix
- Retributive Wand
- Ripples of Undeath
- Ritual of Soot
- Riveteers Charm
- Rob the Archives
- Rotten Reunion
- Ruination Rioter
- Ruinous Ultimatum
- Sarkhan, Fireblood
- Satya, Aetherflux Genius
- Scurry Oak
- Seraph of the Scales
- Shambling Vent
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
- Siege Veteran
- Simian Spirit Guide
- Six
- Skatewing Spy
- Skeletal Wurm
- Skyclave Shade
- Sleight of Hand
- Snow-Covered Mountain
- Snow-Covered Plains
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Sorcerous Spyglass
- Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
- Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
- Specter's Shriek
- Spirit Summoning
- Spirit-Sister's Call
- Sporogenic Infection
- Stinging Lionfish
- Stormbreath Dragon
- Stormkeld Vanguard
- Stroke of Midnight
- Sudden Edict
- Sulfurous Mire
- Sulfurous Springs
- Sunset Revelry
- Surtland Frostpyre
- Sword of War and Peace
- Sylvan Anthem
- Tail Swipe
- Talisman of Progress
- Tamiyo, Field Researcher
- Teething Wurmlet
- Tempest Djinn
- Temple of Triumph
- Terminate
- Test of Talents
- Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
- Tezzeret, Artifice Master
- The Book of Vile Darkness
- The Seedcore
- Thieving Skydiver
- Threefold Thunderhulk
- Thrill of Possibility
- Throne of the Grim Captain
- Thundering Djinn
- Thunderous Snapper
- Timeless Dragon
- Timely Reinforcements
- Tireless Tracker
- Titania, Protector of Argoth
- Tolarian Kraken
- Tranquil Frillback
- Twinblade Geist
- Undead Sprinter
- Unleash the Inferno
- Unmarked Grave
- Unstable Glyphbridge
- Vastwood Surge
- Vile Entomber
- Volatile Fault
- Volatile Fjord
- Wail of the Forgotten
- Wavebreak Hippocamp
- Wild Growth
- Witch's Vengeance
- Wrenn's Resolve
- Xenagos, the Reveler
- Yorion, Sky Nomad
- Zealous Persecution
- Zimone and Dina
- Zurgo and Ojutai